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were free to roam the ring in a presidential debate that had president obama and mitt romney all but nose to nose on a couple of arguments. good morning, this is way too early, the 90 minute town hall forum last night featured yeses from a select group of undecided voters. shedding the sleepy image, the president came out sharp and energized. mr. romney, too, was aggressive often pushing his way past time limits to finish a point or answer a previous question. at times the two men stood just a few feet apart, on which refusing to allow each other the final word. they hit on topics ranging from jobs and health care to immigration and foreign policy, but it was an early question about energy that set the tone for the night. >> in the last four year, you cut permits and licenses in half. >> not true. >> so how much did you cut them by? >> by how much can you cut them by then? >> we've actually produced more oil -- >> no, how much did you cut licenses and permits on federal land and waters? >> here's what we can did. there were a whole bunch of oil companies -- >> i had a question and th
were free to roam the ring in a presidential debate that had president obama and mitt romney all but nose to nose on a couple of arguments. good morning, this is way too early, the 90 minute town hall forum last night featured yeses from a select group of undecided voters. shedding the sleepy image, the president came out sharp and energized. mr. romney, too, was aggressive often pushing his way past time limits to finish a point or answer a previous question. at times the two men stood just a...
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in the the last debate, governor romney and to some extent the moderator's discussions controlled the discussion. in this debate without a doubt almost every exchange the president rhetorically won. he looked engaged and cared about winning. he looked like he cared about serving four more years. stylistically, i think he did some smart things. for instance, he took some of his biggest shots at romney based on the format of the debate where governor romney couldn't respond without breaking the rules or using the time for the next question to go back which never looks good. i think the president had a strategy rather than last time. >> you mentioned the libya moment. even conservatives very frustrated, they thought that was going to be a huge opening for mitt romney and felt like he blew it. we laid it out a little bit there. the president did say acts of terror in the rose garden. it did mitt romney and his staff just blow that. >> he didn't explicitly refer to the attack as a terrorist attack rather than using the phrase in general. because remember, there was a lot going on in egypt,
in the the last debate, governor romney and to some extent the moderator's discussions controlled the discussion. in this debate without a doubt almost every exchange the president rhetorically won. he looked engaged and cared about winning. he looked like he cared about serving four more years. stylistically, i think he did some smart things. for instance, he took some of his biggest shots at romney based on the format of the debate where governor romney couldn't respond without breaking the...
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romney challenged the president's economic leadership in a civil debate heavy on substance. president obama appeared more subdued, offering extensive policy details holding back attacks he used on romney on the campaign trail. the president left out the frequent attack about mr. romney's 47% comments. a cnn opinion research poll taken after the debate shows 67% of registered voters believe mitt romney had a better night. 25% said president obama. a cbs poll says 46% of uncommitted voters said romney had the stronger performance. 22% said it was the president. the headline in this mornings usa today, romney seizes offense on obama's record. romney takes fight to obama. after a handshake in the middle of the stage and talk of the president's 20th wedding anniversary, they got down to business with details on taxes and debt and what is best for this country's middle class. >> this is where there's a difference because governor romney's plan calls for a $5 trillion tax cut on top of the bush tax cuts and military spending that the military hasn't asked for. it's $8 trillion. how
romney challenged the president's economic leadership in a civil debate heavy on substance. president obama appeared more subdued, offering extensive policy details holding back attacks he used on romney on the campaign trail. the president left out the frequent attack about mr. romney's 47% comments. a cnn opinion research poll taken after the debate shows 67% of registered voters believe mitt romney had a better night. 25% said president obama. a cbs poll says 46% of uncommitted voters said...
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romney's team has concluded that debates are about creating moments and has equipped him with a series of zingers that he's memorized and has been practicing on aides since august. the zinger strategy apparently includes luring president obama into appearing smug or evasive in his responses, especially on questions of the economy. this is where jimmy fallon comes in. >> tomorrow is the first of three debates between myself and president obama. i'm looking forward to having a serious conversation with my opponent about the issues. i've always prepared a few zingers for the occasion. for example, when we greet each other on stage before the debate, i'll put my finger on obama's tie and say, there's something on your tie. when he looks down, i'll slide my finger from his sternum to his nostrils and say, boop. for instance, when obama is talking during the debate i'll interrupt him and say that's what she said? ha, ha, ha. gets them every time. last week, my campaign leaked a memo telling everyone to lower expectations for my performance in these debates. as we all know barack obama is an
romney's team has concluded that debates are about creating moments and has equipped him with a series of zingers that he's memorized and has been practicing on aides since august. the zinger strategy apparently includes luring president obama into appearing smug or evasive in his responses, especially on questions of the economy. this is where jimmy fallon comes in. >> tomorrow is the first of three debates between myself and president obama. i'm looking forward to having a serious...
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. >>> mitt romney is gaining ground, fueled by a post debate bump. one poll shows them both neck and neck. and s.a.t. rules in effect today. what students now need to do before taking the test. >>> plus, bond takes on late night. look how daniel craig is ♪ [ female announcer ] at yoplait, we want you to feel even better about your favorite flavors. so when you call, tweet, and post, we listen. that's why yoplait light and yoplait orinal are now made with no high fructose corn syrup. and why we use only natural colors and natural flavors in yoplait original. so, anything else we can do for you, let us know. but you'll keep it to yogurt, right? 'cause we shouldn't really help with your love life. yoplait. it is so good! >>> mitt romney's debate performance this past wednesday giving him a bump in the polls. a new reuters poll has him within two points of president obama, frailing him 47% to 45% among likely voters nationwide. that's compared to a six-point gap before the debate. romney's performance in denver game hiv a financial boost. his campaign
. >>> mitt romney is gaining ground, fueled by a post debate bump. one poll shows them both neck and neck. and s.a.t. rules in effect today. what students now need to do before taking the test. >>> plus, bond takes on late night. look how daniel craig is ♪ [ female announcer ] at yoplait, we want you to feel even better about your favorite flavors. so when you call, tweet, and post, we listen. that's why yoplait light and yoplait orinal are now made with no high fructose...
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you look through this debate, ann romney looked like he enjoyed it and was having fun. obama just looked sort of sour and it was like another headache that he had to be there. romney support is needed to be reinvigorated. the question is, what did happen with the undecideds. is that enthusiasm going to spread out in terms of who is going to vote. >> was their body language that you noticed? >> i thought both of them behaved with considerable dignity and courtesy to each other, which people like. as meaghan pointed out, the president was continually looking down and sometimes had an expression on his face that seemed like a smirk. that never helps you. i thought governor romney's body language was pretty good, and the expression on his face this kind of a half smile, not a smirk, as he was looking at the president while he spoke. it was probably better than having him looking down. those observations on body language. >> both of the campaign spending a lot of time in ohio. this is ohio on the democrats' line. >> i watched the debate. i thought the president was very pres
you look through this debate, ann romney looked like he enjoyed it and was having fun. obama just looked sort of sour and it was like another headache that he had to be there. romney support is needed to be reinvigorated. the question is, what did happen with the undecideds. is that enthusiasm going to spread out in terms of who is going to vote. >> was their body language that you noticed? >> i thought both of them behaved with considerable dignity and courtesy to each other, which...
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>> i don't think the moderated the debate at all. mitt romney debated the debate. >> why? >> he kept interrupting. >> and from your standpoint? >> i think it was a huge game changing the date for mitt romney. he came back from the beginning and wanted to get his plans and he really did. it was a good time for him to have a conversation with president obama pin he did control the debate. he made sure he got out every point he needed to get out. he made sure he got the last point. that is something he really needed to do. >> two seniors graduating next year from the university of denver. thank you for being here. >> thank you so much for having as. >> that you. >> checking on twitter, joe biden tweeted on the debate. taking your calls and reactions to the first presidential debate. next up is arizona. i am sorry, you are in arkansas. >> i thought this was a good solid basis for the first of three debates between two very good candidates that have never spoken face to face in a debate setting. i was really impressed by mitt romney, how he was talking about a new tax as a coas
>> i don't think the moderated the debate at all. mitt romney debated the debate. >> why? >> he kept interrupting. >> and from your standpoint? >> i think it was a huge game changing the date for mitt romney. he came back from the beginning and wanted to get his plans and he really did. it was a good time for him to have a conversation with president obama pin he did control the debate. he made sure he got out every point he needed to get out. he made sure he got...
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romney debated well. and may be on his way to the white house if that continues. finally i made this prediction last night. >> mitt romney will wish the first couple a happy anniversary. one of the first things he does. >> congratulations to you, mr. president, on your anniversary. i'm sure this was the most romantic place you could imagine here with me. [ laughter ] so congratulations. >> bill: way to go, governor. keep watching the factor. and that's the memo. now for the rest of the program this evening. we're going to analyze what happened last night in a no-spin way. charles krauthammer is next followed by bob beckel. megyn kelly and laura ingraham. the factor will return after these announcements. >> bill: continuing now with our lead story, assessing the presidential debate last night. as we mentioned the consensus is that mitt romney deteethed barack obama. and today mr. obama under his energy a bit. >> so you see the man on stage last night, he does not want to be held accountable for the real mi
romney debated well. and may be on his way to the white house if that continues. finally i made this prediction last night. >> mitt romney will wish the first couple a happy anniversary. one of the first things he does. >> congratulations to you, mr. president, on your anniversary. i'm sure this was the most romantic place you could imagine here with me. [ laughter ] so congratulations. >> bill: way to go, governor. keep watching the factor. and that's the memo. now for the...
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is a good debater..i'm juut okay." ppesiidnt obama is hhlding debate sessions while in pevadd and mitttromney is prrcticing for he next tww days in denver.ryan says: "anddso what we hope peoole get outtoffthis debate is that choice." most polls indicate president obama is pulling ahead in several key battleground states. ..but a poor debate performance or a gaffe can be huge stumble and many analysts say mitt romney could beebetter prepared afttr mooe than 20 debates during the &pprimaries.lowry says: there are mooents like that when you dont know which way it is going to bounce." boswell says: occober - threeeof the them presiienttal. wednesday evening it's primarily domestic policy for the 90 &pdebates are completed near th pnd of this month there will onll be about 2 eeks of campaign time remaining. in washington craig boswell fox news." earlier we told yyu about the orioles clinching a playoff 19-97.now we are asking if you . think the o's can make it to the world series and win it all. on our facebook paae today a
is a good debater..i'm juut okay." ppesiidnt obama is hhlding debate sessions while in pevadd and mitttromney is prrcticing for he next tww days in denver.ryan says: "anddso what we hope peoole get outtoffthis debate is that choice." most polls indicate president obama is pulling ahead in several key battleground states. ..but a poor debate performance or a gaffe can be huge stumble and many analysts say mitt romney could beebetter prepared afttr mooe than 20 debates during the...
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romney went into this debate not wanting to win, and he didn't. but he wanted to reassure people he wasn't going back to the george w. bush ollis policies. no more iraqs. and he wanted to assure women he was not a war monger. >> uh-huh. >> talking about a peaceful planet and gender quality in the middle east. it is astounding how he has shifted his policies. in fairness he has two sets of advisers. reasonable people working for him and some who would like to reenact the bush years. i think he hears from beth the realists and that additionallists won out certainly in this debate. >> i notes you characterized him as mr. romney. the president did that also during the debate. >> governor romney. >> are you trying to deny him his honor , which trails him after leaving office. >> i was just helping him out. >> what are you saying? >> i thought obama was lucky romney didn't feel in a position to hit president obama on his weaknesses. i thought president obama went into libya without congressional authority. that was illegal. president obama has done this
romney went into this debate not wanting to win, and he didn't. but he wanted to reassure people he wasn't going back to the george w. bush ollis policies. no more iraqs. and he wanted to assure women he was not a war monger. >> uh-huh. >> talking about a peaceful planet and gender quality in the middle east. it is astounding how he has shifted his policies. in fairness he has two sets of advisers. reasonable people working for him and some who would like to reenact the bush years....
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campaign believes the debate couldn't have gone to better. >> the wind is at governor romney's back. there's clearly momentum. you can see it on trail and data. >> reporter: in the first-round, romney proved he could stand on the same stage with president obama and hold his own. he has a new challenge for tomorrow. >> expectations are higher in this debate and he has to come out and maintain the momentum he had coming out of the first-day bait. >> reporter: romney continues his debate prep today. this debate will be a town hall format and include questions from undecided voters. >> tara mergener in washington this morning. thank you. republicans ntinue to press the administration over the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. ambassador chris stevens and three others were killed. the white house initially said the violence was related to a protest but later admitted it was a al qaeda linked terrorist attack. >>> either they are misleading the american people incredibly incompetent, you couldn't believe five days after the attack it was based on a riot that never occurred. to say tha
campaign believes the debate couldn't have gone to better. >> the wind is at governor romney's back. there's clearly momentum. you can see it on trail and data. >> reporter: in the first-round, romney proved he could stand on the same stage with president obama and hold his own. he has a new challenge for tomorrow. >> expectations are higher in this debate and he has to come out and maintain the momentum he had coming out of the first-day bait. >> reporter: romney...
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i raised that because you debated romney as much as anybody. they're going to be three debates between mr. rahm and mr. obama in october. since you mentioned obamacare. he says, my plan is your plan. the obamacare plan was modeled you want to denigrate the plan we modeled upon which is yours. >> he will say almost in machine-gun fashion and i have to tell you i have debated mitt romney 17 times and people think i did as well as or better. the debates was life and death and life and death for gingrich, he did very well. he was a very well-prepared, he was leaning forward and combatting. the ran-biden debate will be more fascinating. i think the obama romney debate will be interesting. there will be too tough guys at -- to give -- go at each other directly. are many storennet storylines. he is his own guy and he is said that is not who i am and i am not going to pull my heart out. i am not paraphrasing. how can he connect with the american people? even people who think you have a good idea but they do not feel empathy or connection. most american
i raised that because you debated romney as much as anybody. they're going to be three debates between mr. rahm and mr. obama in october. since you mentioned obamacare. he says, my plan is your plan. the obamacare plan was modeled you want to denigrate the plan we modeled upon which is yours. >> he will say almost in machine-gun fashion and i have to tell you i have debated mitt romney 17 times and people think i did as well as or better. the debates was life and death and life and death...
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governor romney and the republicans who run congress believe that if you simply take away regulations and cut taxes by trillions of dollars, the market will solve all of our problems on its own. if you agree with that, you should vote for them. and i promise you they will take us in that direction. i believe we need a plan for better education and training and for energy independence and for new research and innovation, for rebuilding our infrastructure, for a tax code that creates jobs in america and pays down our debt in a way that's balanced. i have that plan, they don't. and if you agree with me, if you believe this economy grows best when everybody gets a fair shot and everybody does their fair share and everybody plays by the same set of rules, then i ask you to stand with me for a second term as president. [ applause ] in fact -- in fact i'll take it a step further. i ask you vote for anyone else whether they're democrats, independents, or republicans who share your view about how america should grow. i will work with anyone of any party who believes that we're in this together
governor romney and the republicans who run congress believe that if you simply take away regulations and cut taxes by trillions of dollars, the market will solve all of our problems on its own. if you agree with that, you should vote for them. and i promise you they will take us in that direction. i believe we need a plan for better education and training and for energy independence and for new research and innovation, for rebuilding our infrastructure, for a tax code that creates jobs in...
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governor romney performed better on substance than any candidate in any presidential debate in history. reagan would have beaten him in style in 1980 but on substance i've never seen anybody better prepared than governor romney. he was on of fence. the real question, why did barack obama, the president, do so badly. john, he didn't come prepared for what he found there. he seemed difident, almost disinterested, sour. when they had the two pictures together he was looking down at his notes and the governor was talking to him as if he was lecturing him. some say he's lost his enthusiasm for the battle. he looked like he was weary of the job. i think it may have been something to do with him having been out on the road for a year saying the same thing. he didn't seem to be intellectually stimulated. >> do you think he's overstating that? >> i think mitt romney far exceeded expectations. he turned in a bothow performance. i think everybody agrees with that. the president checked out. why he did that i have my own theory. i think he was overcoached, three days in debate camp. i think he was
governor romney performed better on substance than any candidate in any presidential debate in history. reagan would have beaten him in style in 1980 but on substance i've never seen anybody better prepared than governor romney. he was on of fence. the real question, why did barack obama, the president, do so badly. john, he didn't come prepared for what he found there. he seemed difident, almost disinterested, sour. when they had the two pictures together he was looking down at his notes and...
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president obama and mitt romney go toe to toe in their second debate. attacking each other in an often bitter encounter. >> there were a whole bunch of -- >> a question and the question how much -- mr. president did you look at your pension? >> i got to say -- >> mr. president, have you looked at your pension. >> i don't look at my pension. it's not as big as yours. >> and libya in focus. the candidates spar over the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. >> whether it was misleading or weton know what happened you have to ask why didn't we know. >> the suggestion that anybody on my team would play politics or mislead when we lost four of our own, governor, is offensive. >> while at the same time hundreds gather to pay their respects to slain ambassador chris stevens. this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, october 17, 2012. >>> good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm vinita nair. the second presidential debate of campaign 2012 turned out to be a contentious political prize fight. after his passive performance in the first meeting, a clearly f
president obama and mitt romney go toe to toe in their second debate. attacking each other in an often bitter encounter. >> there were a whole bunch of -- >> a question and the question how much -- mr. president did you look at your pension? >> i got to say -- >> mr. president, have you looked at your pension. >> i don't look at my pension. it's not as big as yours. >> and libya in focus. the candidates spar over the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi....
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and mitt romney shakes up the tax reform debate. could his new plan be a game changer in the primary fight and beyond? welcome to the journal, editorial report. i'm paul gigot. with polls tightening ahead of the contest in michigan and arizona frontrunners, mitt romney and rick santorum squared off in the primary's 20th presidential debate. trading jabs on everything from romney care to earmarks. >> so the idea that somehow earmarks during the time that i was in congress were this thing that drove up spending in washington d.c., if you actually look at it as i've said before as a percentage gdp. the debt went down. what happened, there was abuse. >> while i was fighting to save the olympics, you were fighting to save the bridge to nowhere. >> joining the panel this week, the wall street journal columnist and editor, dan henninger, and jason riley assistant editorial page editor and freeman and washington columnist kim strassel. one of the big stories, romney has been attacking rick santorum on his senate voting record. he was a two
and mitt romney shakes up the tax reform debate. could his new plan be a game changer in the primary fight and beyond? welcome to the journal, editorial report. i'm paul gigot. with polls tightening ahead of the contest in michigan and arizona frontrunners, mitt romney and rick santorum squared off in the primary's 20th presidential debate. trading jabs on everything from romney care to earmarks. >> so the idea that somehow earmarks during the time that i was in congress were this thing...
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out of the first debate. >> reporter: romney continues his debate prep today. this debate will be a town hall format and include questions from undecided voters. >> tara mergener in washington this morning. thank you. republicans continue to press the administration over the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. ambassador chris stevens and three others were killed. the white house initially said the violence was related to a protest but later admitted it was an al qaeda linked terrorist attack. yesterday lindsey graham charged the administration people didn't want to know al qaeda remains a threat. >>> either they are misleading the american people incredibly incompetent, there was no way with anybody looking at all that five days after the attack it was based on a riot that never occurred. to say that you're either very incompetent or misleading. >> ambassador father's said he doesn't want his son's death to become a campaign issue. he said the security issue has to be objectively examined. >>> the 14-year-old pakistani girl shot by the taliban has been move
out of the first debate. >> reporter: romney continues his debate prep today. this debate will be a town hall format and include questions from undecided voters. >> tara mergener in washington this morning. thank you. republicans continue to press the administration over the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. ambassador chris stevens and three others were killed. the white house initially said the violence was related to a protest but later admitted it was an al qaeda linked...
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snoou. >>> mitt romney has been preparing for the debate by debating a republican senator, who's playing the part of president obama. yeah. meanwhile, president obama has been preparing for romney by debating an atm machine. ally bank. why they're always there to talk. i love you, james. don't you love me? i'm a robot. i know. i know you're a robot! but there's more in you than just circuits and wires! uhhh. (cries) a machine can't give you what a person can. that's why ally has knowledgeable people there for you, night and day. ally bank. your money needs an ally. >>> have you checked us out on facebook? the "politicsnation" nation conversation is going around the clock. today our facebook family cheered the voter i.d. decision in pennsylvania. anthony says, it's the best political news he's heard this season. and patricia says, i live in pennsylvania and this november i'm voting against anyone in the state that voted for the i.d. law. this photo of romney's getting lunch at chipotle in colorado was the other big hit of the day. heidi says, romney definitely looks out of his element. an
snoou. >>> mitt romney has been preparing for the debate by debating a republican senator, who's playing the part of president obama. yeah. meanwhile, president obama has been preparing for romney by debating an atm machine. ally bank. why they're always there to talk. i love you, james. don't you love me? i'm a robot. i know. i know you're a robot! but there's more in you than just circuits and wires! uhhh. (cries) a machine can't give you what a person can. that's why ally has...
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president obama in vegas. >> governor romney is a good debater. i am just ok. >> mitt romney releasing this op-ed about foreign-policy. >> they're trying to be as real as possible. mitt romney has been wearing a suit and tie. trying to get those answers crisp and appealing. >> the republican nominee trailing the president in a new battleground poll. >> obama has the upper hand, but it is close enough that with a strong performance on wednesday, he could take the lead in the national polls. >> in washington post poll shows the majority of voters think the president will win wednesday's debate even though the race remains tight. >> you have a very close election nationally, obama does have the edge in the key swing states. >> some of the reasons for the disparity. >> there's so much voter bloc and. many people have made up their minds. -- lock-in. many people have made up their minds. >> obama has an 11-point lead in swing states. >> metv is coming to wbal +. the network features a wide range of classic programs for all audiences. the programming be
president obama in vegas. >> governor romney is a good debater. i am just ok. >> mitt romney releasing this op-ed about foreign-policy. >> they're trying to be as real as possible. mitt romney has been wearing a suit and tie. trying to get those answers crisp and appealing. >> the republican nominee trailing the president in a new battleground poll. >> obama has the upper hand, but it is close enough that with a strong performance on wednesday, he could take the...
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to my mind, these at worst break-even, so romney does a wonderful job in all of the debates. now the president is not going to fall on his face. now they say he breaks even. that does not do it for romney, does it? >> you probably have 46% of the people voting for obama and 46% of the people voting for romney, and then we do not know. is it possible they see romney on stage and he looks ready for the job and he is seen holding his own, does that matter or not? i would guess that it stays the same. he is likely to play it relatively safe, the front runner strategy to not take any big risks. romney, i st. he is going to win it cleanly, but i think the kind of analysis in the political world that drives coverage to local television, i think it has to be seen as mitt romney won this debate because there is not another event that is going to have that kind of viewership that is going to get that kind of attention. that does well in ohio, but it does not give you what you need to change the narrative. tavis: i do not see the president falling on his face, but who knows? what do you
to my mind, these at worst break-even, so romney does a wonderful job in all of the debates. now the president is not going to fall on his face. now they say he breaks even. that does not do it for romney, does it? >> you probably have 46% of the people voting for obama and 46% of the people voting for romney, and then we do not know. is it possible they see romney on stage and he looks ready for the job and he is seen holding his own, does that matter or not? i would guess that it stays...
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romney is running out of time, david gregory joined us onset, and he says wednesday's debate may be romney's only chance to do just that. >> they represent the last big moment to reach sen tens of millions of people at one time. i think it is a last chance to turn the debate around and the campaign around. if they're in a cycle where they're just reacting to events and looking for an angle, it becomes difficult. >> stay tuned for "meet the press" this morning. chris christie will be joining david, you can see it right here on nbc 4. >>> meanwhile, paul ryan will prepare for his own debate in our region. he will hold a three day camp starting on wednesday in virginia. his debate with joe bide season set for thursday, october 11th kentucky. advisors for ryan are already down playing expectations, calling vice president bideen one of the most experienced debaters in politics, and president biden spent time in florida. he said voters that republican plans will make health care unaffordable for seniors. he also blamed president obama for the strugglingy saying their policies caused problems to be
romney is running out of time, david gregory joined us onset, and he says wednesday's debate may be romney's only chance to do just that. >> they represent the last big moment to reach sen tens of millions of people at one time. i think it is a last chance to turn the debate around and the campaign around. if they're in a cycle where they're just reacting to events and looking for an angle, it becomes difficult. >> stay tuned for "meet the press" this morning. chris...
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it is clear on the economy governor romney did when the debate. the president was unable to explain how he would have different economic policies in the next four years. the past four years have not been successful. neil: he said things are getting better but that was not enough? >> not at all. mitt romney had a 5.agenda. people nderstand that is what we need. neil: conservatives get rankled when the romney said i believe in making contraceptives available for all men explain i will cut taxes but the rich will still pay the same share. wrote i wonder about the rich and religious conservatives. he is not what we thought. >> not at all. they also hear president obama. neil: you are not troubled by that? >> governor romney said consistently we will not raise taxes on what obama calls the rich. the america people understand that is not a good idea. no question governor romney agenda goes more with the american people than the president. neil: not to be overly critical of of colleague but for her to correct mitt romney on a tear remark that he was wron
it is clear on the economy governor romney did when the debate. the president was unable to explain how he would have different economic policies in the next four years. the past four years have not been successful. neil: he said things are getting better but that was not enough? >> not at all. mitt romney had a 5.agenda. people nderstand that is what we need. neil: conservatives get rankled when the romney said i believe in making contraceptives available for all men explain i will cut...
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romney, i will provide after this debate all the documentation that you asked for. i hope you'll tell me where you will provide health insurance for your companies overseas. he is a distinguished former member of the united states senate. when he made the characterization, and he called it reprehensible and challenged you to withdraw it, let's put the ads aside and talk about health care. let's talk about education. let's talk about infrastructure. let's talk about our vision for massachusetts. that is what the people of massachusetts want to talk about. >> i want to know where you spend millions of dollars talking about staples and not having health care benefits when your companies do not have health care benefits. when you spend millions of dollars, that if you are so innocent and talking about the issues because that is all i have talked about up until one week ago. >> senator kennedy? >> i will provide those in detail. i will provide them about the minimum wage, giving the document where you said you were against the increase in the minimum wage, you had a diff
romney, i will provide after this debate all the documentation that you asked for. i hope you'll tell me where you will provide health insurance for your companies overseas. he is a distinguished former member of the united states senate. when he made the characterization, and he called it reprehensible and challenged you to withdraw it, let's put the ads aside and talk about health care. let's talk about education. let's talk about infrastructure. let's talk about our vision for massachusetts....
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and in the coming weeks, governor romney and i will spend time debating our records and our experience as we should but we will have many differences over the course of this campaign. there's one place where i stand in complete agreement with my opponent. this election is about our economic future. [ applause ] yes, foreign policy matters, social issues matter, but more than anything else, this election presents a choice between two fundamentally different visions of how to create strong, sustained growth. how to pay down our long-term debt, and most of all, how to generate good, middle-class jobs so people can have confidence that if they work hard they can get ahead. [ applause ] this isn't some abstract debate. this is not another trivial washington argument. i have said that this is the defining issue of our time, and i mean it. i said this is a make or break moment for the middle class and i believe it. the decisions we make in the next few years and everything from debt to taxes to energy and education will have an enormous impact on this country, and on the country we pass on to
and in the coming weeks, governor romney and i will spend time debating our records and our experience as we should but we will have many differences over the course of this campaign. there's one place where i stand in complete agreement with my opponent. this election is about our economic future. [ applause ] yes, foreign policy matters, social issues matter, but more than anything else, this election presents a choice between two fundamentally different visions of how to create strong,...
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how good a debater is he? >> he is very effective. he is terrific and he sat there fluently answering. >> paul: sunday on 60 minutes? >> because he had all this information and insight. that was really impressive. >> paul: do you think she more effective in an environment like that than he is on the stump? >> you can't be tricked in that kind of interview. you don't know what is coming. look at that in contrast what happened to the somewhat disastrous convention speech. before this debate he should be looking at these two speeches where the two opposite polls of success, convention speech where he was in his narrative, byograph and all the rest of it and he has to ask himself, what was made me to make me think this is effective. now everything matters. i have to say i am not going to be that person who wants to touch every base --. >> paul: satisfied voter groups, right, right. okay. campaign is leaking strategy, what mitt romney wants to call barack obama on his deceptions. my question is, is it smart to leak the strategy and is that
how good a debater is he? >> he is very effective. he is terrific and he sat there fluently answering. >> paul: sunday on 60 minutes? >> because he had all this information and insight. that was really impressive. >> paul: do you think she more effective in an environment like that than he is on the stump? >> you can't be tricked in that kind of interview. you don't know what is coming. look at that in contrast what happened to the somewhat disastrous convention...
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romney won the debate. last night romney was more skilled. it doesn't change the policies. >> ezra, will the strategy work in the next two debates that heavy here? will this vague strategy work with foreign policy and the next debate beyond that? >> i think that the obama team is going to be more ready for what romney's able to bring to the debate than they were in this one. they'll be prepared for romney to walk in and tell his credentials. romney will change up his strategy. in general first debates are lopsided. the incumbent tends to recover a little bit in the second debate. whether we'll follow that trend line is anybody's guess. >> thank you, ezra. appreciate it. now to the third person on stage at the debates last night, you. yes, you didn't have a vocal response, but let me tell you, every moment people like you were chiming in. twitter reports today that it was the most tweeted event in u.s. politics generating over 10 million tweets in 90 minutes. perspective, that means just six years, but now some critics say that the twitter exp
romney won the debate. last night romney was more skilled. it doesn't change the policies. >> ezra, will the strategy work in the next two debates that heavy here? will this vague strategy work with foreign policy and the next debate beyond that? >> i think that the obama team is going to be more ready for what romney's able to bring to the debate than they were in this one. they'll be prepared for romney to walk in and tell his credentials. romney will change up his strategy. in...
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romney trailed in this survey by 9 points before the debate. so that's a big shift toward mitt romney and away from barack obama in that poll. like wise in the new gallup poll, mr. romney polled even with the president after the debate erasing a 5-point advantage for the president. we have new polls from the swing states and near swing states. polls that include reaction to the first debate. in wisconsin today the president leads by just two points. that's according to a relatively left-leaning poll. that particular poll previously showed the president having a 7-point lead before the debate. in colorado, in one right-leaning poll romney is now up by 3 points. the same showed him losing by 5 before the debate. now he's up by 3. in virginia, the president is ahead by 3 in virginia. that same poll had the president's lead at 5 points before the debate. that shows the president's lead shrinking. in michigan, it's now barack obama by just 3 points. the president had led by 10 last month. now it's down to 3. in ohio today, a poll on the right gives
romney trailed in this survey by 9 points before the debate. so that's a big shift toward mitt romney and away from barack obama in that poll. like wise in the new gallup poll, mr. romney polled even with the president after the debate erasing a 5-point advantage for the president. we have new polls from the swing states and near swing states. polls that include reaction to the first debate. in wisconsin today the president leads by just two points. that's according to a relatively left-leaning...
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today just a few hours before the debate started. romney did his debate prep in denver. when you go to 5,000 feet, and you only have a few hours to adjust-- >> cenk: was that attack--there are a million things that went wrong. that's not why president obama lost over all but was that a mistake to go that late into denver. >> people do get altitude sickness, even sometimes at a mile high, but i think it was reflective of a bigger problem. president obama was being the president. he doesn't have to spend an entire day or day in denver. 's the president. if you watched him last night that's what he behaved like. a guy who for four years has gone unchallenged at least in the same room with anyone. his demeanor, his answers from exactly what you saw during presidential press conference over the last few years. that's the way he responded to romney, to whom he barely acknowledged. he was acting like this was just you know, something that he didn't have to deign to do. that was a huge mistake. it will be a wake-up call to him. it's very much like to me what happened in 2004 whe
today just a few hours before the debate started. romney did his debate prep in denver. when you go to 5,000 feet, and you only have a few hours to adjust-- >> cenk: was that attack--there are a million things that went wrong. that's not why president obama lost over all but was that a mistake to go that late into denver. >> people do get altitude sickness, even sometimes at a mile high, but i think it was reflective of a bigger problem. president obama was being the president. he...
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>> ever since mitt romney called out big bird by name at last week's presidential debate, president obama's campaign has been having a lot of fun with it. at a san francisco fund-raiser last night, president obama himself once again drew attention to mr. romney's plan to cut government funding for pbs. >> for all you moms and kids out there, you should have confidence that finally somebody is cracking down on big bird. elmo has been seen in a white suburban. he's driving for the border. oscar is hiding out in his trash can. we're cracking down on them. governor romney's plan is to let wall street run wild again but he's going to bring the hammer down on sesame street. >> the obama campaign now featuring big bird in a new tv ad out this morning. this is from the obama campaign. >> i'm barack obama, i approve this message. >> bernie madoff, ken lay, dennis kozlowski, criminals, gluttons of greed and the evil genius who towered over them? one man has guts to speak his name. >> big bird. >> big bird. >> it's me, big bird. >> big, yellow, a menace to our economy. mitt romney knows it's not wall
>> ever since mitt romney called out big bird by name at last week's presidential debate, president obama's campaign has been having a lot of fun with it. at a san francisco fund-raiser last night, president obama himself once again drew attention to mr. romney's plan to cut government funding for pbs. >> for all you moms and kids out there, you should have confidence that finally somebody is cracking down on big bird. elmo has been seen in a white suburban. he's driving for the...
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senate debate, first time they have faced off. tonight we saw the president and romney debate. many of the issue that could be deciding factors in the election. both candidates were aggressive as they talked act the economy, health care and the role of the government. karen travers breaks down the argument. >> reporter: the president and romney finally went head to head. right out of the gate the candidates boiled down their economic arguments. >> governor romney, has a perspective that says if we cut taxes, go toward the wealthy and roll back regulation that we will be better off. i have a different view. >> the president has a view similar to the one he had when he ran four years ago. if you will trickle down government would work. that's not the right answer former. >> reporter: his comments about the 47% have taken a toll on his campaign. even before that leaked video show that americans think he favors the wealthy. tonight he wanted to try to change that perspective. >> the people who are having the hard time right now are middle income americans. under the president's pol
senate debate, first time they have faced off. tonight we saw the president and romney debate. many of the issue that could be deciding factors in the election. both candidates were aggressive as they talked act the economy, health care and the role of the government. karen travers breaks down the argument. >> reporter: the president and romney finally went head to head. right out of the gate the candidates boiled down their economic arguments. >> governor romney, has a perspective...
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romney campaign co-share will be here to preview the debate. we'll also talk to debar wasser man shultz about what's at stake for the president. >>> is it the spirit of america? a feisty debate for elizabeth warren and scott brown. both struggled on basic answers on washington. scalia and lugar. good morning from littleton, colorado, just outside of denver in the all-important denver suburbs. the swingiest part of the state. it's tuesday, october 2nd, 2012. i'm chloyce talbott. mitt romney landed in colorado last night and scored the endorsement of the big guy. the legendary quarterback and now executive vice president of football operations john elway. it was the only scheduled talk. it was a stealth bomber in the background there. romney tried to tamp down expectations in the back. >> people want to know who is going to win? who is going to score the punches and who is going to make the biggest difference in the arguments they make? in my view, it's not so much winning or losing or even the people themselves. it's about something bigger than
romney campaign co-share will be here to preview the debate. we'll also talk to debar wasser man shultz about what's at stake for the president. >>> is it the spirit of america? a feisty debate for elizabeth warren and scott brown. both struggled on basic answers on washington. scalia and lugar. good morning from littleton, colorado, just outside of denver in the all-important denver suburbs. the swingiest part of the state. it's tuesday, october 2nd, 2012. i'm chloyce talbott. mitt...
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debate? >> they are very pumped here. the romney campaign is quite excited. they say there is more to come. they're building and talking about their ground game, grassroots, 4 million people have been contacted here in ohio alone. 4 1/2 million. that's more than a third of the overall population. the polls have ticked up. romney has closed the gap, leading in some of the national polls, within the mar i didn't know of error, and in most of the battle ground states, he's either closed the gap and in a couple of cases, gone up by a point or two. these are swings in the polls. he's eliminated any bounce the president had gotten from his convention with the own bounce he got last week. with the vice presidential debate this week and two more presidential debathes and generally both campaigns have recognized for the better part of the last year that this race was always going to hover at a close to even tie, 45-47 apiece and it will be decided probably in the last two weeks to ten days as that las
debate? >> they are very pumped here. the romney campaign is quite excited. they say there is more to come. they're building and talking about their ground game, grassroots, 4 million people have been contacted here in ohio alone. 4 1/2 million. that's more than a third of the overall population. the polls have ticked up. romney has closed the gap, leading in some of the national polls, within the mar i didn't know of error, and in most of the battle ground states, he's either closed the...
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the debate was one of the most -- had to admit that romney did well. the debate was one of the most substantive. >> will we hold the governor accountable for his fraudulent position? yes, we will do that. >> the obama campaign is continuing an argument that romney will initiate $5 trillion tax cuts that will benefit the wealthy. >> the proposal calls for a tax cut of $5 trillion. >> everything he said about my tax plan is inaccurate. >> meanwhile, the romney campaign is please. >> romney was in command of the facts last night. >> hoping to build on that conference that came up for the first time in a while. we would love to see how his performance last night could impact his standing in the national polls were he has been trailing by several points. that could take days. >> and had a little rain this morning, 100th of an inch. most of it is gone. a little bit left in delaware and new jersey and parts of pennsylvania. the club -- the sun is trying to break through the clouds now. are we done with the rain? are we done with the warm temperatures that tho
the debate was one of the most -- had to admit that romney did well. the debate was one of the most substantive. >> will we hold the governor accountable for his fraudulent position? yes, we will do that. >> the obama campaign is continuing an argument that romney will initiate $5 trillion tax cuts that will benefit the wealthy. >> the proposal calls for a tax cut of $5 trillion. >> everything he said about my tax plan is inaccurate. >> meanwhile, the romney...